LMT vs RKLB vs TDY Stock Comparison

Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab and Teledyne Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$643.60 +25.7% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$147.27B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
5 wins
RKLB Rocket Lab Corp
$59.10 -15.2% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$34.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$769.15M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 5, Teledyne Technologies 4, Rocket Lab 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLMTRKLBTDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $147.27B $34.31B $30.31B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.6x -207.3x 29.5x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x — 26.0x LMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +52.5% +8.6% RKLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% -21.5% 15.8% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% -6.7% 8.1% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 14.4x 0.9x TDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.6% -10.7% +31.5% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr +33.3%/yr +8.6%/yr RKLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 92.8% 25.6% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 42/100 69/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

LMTRKLBTDY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLMTRKLBTDY
Valuation 70 #31 of 100 16 #84 of 100 63 #38 of 100
Growth 60 #39 of 96 50 #49 of 96 36 #62 of 96
Profitability 89 #11 of 95 31 #66 of 95 81 #19 of 95
Financial Health 39 #65 of 105 89 #13 of 105 74 #28 of 105
Shareholder Returns 47 #35 of 65 23 #50 of 65 91 #7 of 65
Overall 61 42 69
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RKLB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLMTRKLBTDYSPY
1 month +25.7%-15.2%+11.9% +0.7%
3 months +12.1%-8.6%+4.4% +3.7%
6 months +24.3%-28.4%+4.9% +7.1%
Year to date +33.1%-15.3%+32.6% +12.8%
1 year +32.6%-10.7%+31.5% +11.9%
3 years +44.4%+1,307.1%+81.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.0%+141.6%+22.1% +22.8%
5 years +93.7%+320.6%+50.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.1%+33.3%+8.6% +10.9%
10 years +159.5%—+537.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%—+20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLMTRKLBTDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%92.8%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.7%90.5%24.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.093.911.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.08-0.111.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.2%-78.3%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-60.7%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $676.70$150.23$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $439.19$39.48$484.47 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLMTRKLBTDY
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 26.9x -224.9xmedian 26.9x 30.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.0x 46.0xmedian 3.0x 4.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 15.0x -207.3xmedian 15.0x 19.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 27.2x -95.3xmedian 27.2x 27.3xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 2.5x 10.1xmedian 2.5x 2.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 65.34median 0.93 -27.19median 0.93 -51.44median 0.93

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLMTRKLBTDY
Revenue $79.12B $769.15M $6.52B
Gross profit $9.28B $286.62M $2.84B
Operating income $9.32B -$223.49M $1.30B
Net income $6.51B -$165.46M $1.03B
Free cash flow $8.38B -$371.14M $1.15B
R&D – $312.42M $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $-0.26 $21.90
Cash & equivalents $5.96B $2.13B $562.40M
Total debt $20.50B $1.72M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 231.50M 629.68M 46.90M
Enterprise value $131.51B $28.63B $28.53B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLMTRKLBTDY
P/E 22.8x -224.9x 30.5x
P/FCF 17.7x -95.3x 27.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x -158.9x 24.4x
P/S 1.9x 46.0x 4.8x
P/B 14.8x 10.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 17.9x 11.1x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x -207.3x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 17.5x -147.9x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 43.0x 5.0x
EV/FCF 19.5x -89.1x 28.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x -148.6x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 65.34 -27.19 -51.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLMTRKLBTDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 52.5% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 49.2% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.0% 95.7% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 109.3% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% -0.5% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -11.7% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.1% 28.5% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -0.4% -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.9% 41.5% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 8.3% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.0% -100.8% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -44.7% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.5% -81.9% 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -45.7% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLMTRKLBTDY
Gross margin 11.7% 37.3% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 13.9% -20.7% 25.3%
Operating margin 11.8% -29.1% 20.0%
Pretax margin 9.7% -24.9% 19.4%
Net margin 8.2% -21.5% 15.8%
FCF margin 10.6% -48.3% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% -28.9% 19.6%
Return on equity 69.2% -5.7% 9.3%
Return on assets 10.3% -4.7% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 26.5% -6.7% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 23.9% -7.5% 9.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 10.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLMTRKLBTDY
Debt / assets 31.8% 0.0% 13.0%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 14.4x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.0x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 16.6% 28.5%
Equity / assets 15.6% 83.4% 71.5%
Interest coverage 8.6x -13.9x 26.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 5.5x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 4.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.83 30.83 5.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLMTRKLBTDY
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield 0.5% -6.5% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.6% -6.5% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLMTRKLBTDY
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 – 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $29.52FY2026 $-0.28FY2026 $26.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.4%FY2026 – +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% – +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.91BFY2026 $918.00MFY2026 $6.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +52.5%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +51.6% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLMTRKLBTDY
Held by institutions 75.5% 51.2% 97.2%
Institutions holding 2,782 1,129 887
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +10.9% +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,337 810 399
Institutions selling 1,028 239 328
Buyers to sellers 1.30 3.39 1.22

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LMTRKLBTDY
LMT 1.00 0.15 0.30
RKLB 0.15 1.00 0.44
TDY 0.30 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LMT, RKLB and TDY?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lockheed Martin (LMT) $147.27B, Rocket Lab (RKLB) $34.31B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, LMT, RKLB and TDY?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.6x, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -207.3x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lockheed Martin (LMT) is cheapest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.8x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rocket Lab (RKLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) +52.5%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -21.5%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -6.7%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Lockheed Martin (LMT) +32.6%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -10.7%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +31.5%. Over five years, Rocket Lab (RKLB) compounded fastest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) +14.1%/yr, Rocket Lab (RKLB) +33.3%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) 0.00%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 0.00%. Rocket Lab (RKLB) and Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.1%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) 92.8%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LMT, RKLB and TDY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.